Immigration Raiders: What is the difference between permanent residence and naturalization in Portugal?

1. With a Portuguese passport, traveling around the world is smooth.

Permanent residence in Portugal means holding a China passport and Portugal's "golden residence" status, and you can freely enter and leave 26 Schengen countries. As many as 172 countries and regions in landing visa hold Portuguese passports after naturalization.

For example, Portuguese passport holders can travel to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and other countries without a visa, and European non-Schengen countries such as Britain, Ireland, Cyprus and other countries can travel without any formalities.

2. Enjoy better benefits

Portuguese nationality, as a Portuguese citizen, can enjoy more perfect welfare benefits in medical care, employment and education, and can obtain unlimited work permits. Even if you don't live in Portugal all the year round, it doesn't affect Portuguese citizenship. Portuguese nationality is always valid, no worries.

3. Citizens have equal right to vote and stand for election.

Although investors are not particularly concerned about whether they have the right to vote and stand for election in Portugal, it is a right granted to citizens by Portugal and a symbol of legally recognizing naturalized people as full Portuguese citizens.

Citizenship brings us convenience, but it also brings some inconvenience, which needs the attention of China investors. After joining Portuguese nationality, you need to give up your original nationality. If you want to have your own original nationality and want to go to Portugal or Europe without restrictions, permanent residence status will do.